Figma MCP Server

🚀 Figma MCP Server

The Figma MCP (Model Context Protocol) Server is a tool designed to interact with the Figma API, supporting various functions such as project management and team collaboration. The following documentation details the server's features, installation, configuration, usage, and common issues.

🚀 Quick Start

Project Status

Completed Features

• Initialization and Startup: Start the MCP server using the start command.
• Basic Interaction Operations: Support reading and simple operations on Figma projects.
• Logging: Provide detailed log output for easy debugging.

Potential Features (To Be Developed)

• Advanced Permission Management: Plan to implement more complex permission controls.
• Extended Plugin Support: Support more third - party plugins in the future.
• Multi - platform Compatibility Optimization: Improve performance on different operating systems.

✨ Features

1. Project Management
   • Create New Projects: Quickly create new Figma projects via the command line.
   • Project Templates: Offer a variety of preset templates for users to choose from.
2. Team Collaboration
   • Permission Control: Support setting access permissions for different users.
   • Real - time Synchronization: Enable real - time collaboration among team members.
3. Tool Integration
   • Plugin Compatibility: Seamlessly integrate with mainstream Figma plugins.
   • API Support: Provide comprehensive API documentation for third - party development.

Prerequisites

1. Operating System Requirements
   • Windows 10 or higher.
   • macOS 10.15 or higher.
2. Software Dependencies
   • Node.js (Recommended version v18.x or higher).
   • npm (Node Package Manager).
3. Hardware Requirements
   • At least 4GB of memory.
   • SSD storage is recommended.

📦 Installation

Installation Steps

1. Clone the repository to your local machine:

git clone https://github.com/your-repo.git
cd your-repo

2. Install dependencies:

npm install

3. Start the server:

npm start

Configuration Guide

1. Edit the Configuration File
   • Open the config.json file.
   • Modify relevant parameters such as the port and database path.
2. Set Environment Variables
   • Define the environment variable PORT = 3000 to set the port on which the server runs.
   • Configure the database connection string, e.g., DB_CONNECTION = mongo://localhost:27017.

💻 Usage Examples

Basic Usage

Core Commands

• Start the Server:

npm run start

• Stop the Server:

npm run stop

• Rebuild the Project:

npm run build

Advanced Usage

Tool Examples

1. Create a new project:

const { createProject } = require('figma-mcp');
createProject("projectName");

2. Join team collaboration:

const { joinTeam } = require('figma-mcp');
joinTeam("projectId", "userName");

Error Handling

Common Errors

• Port Occupied: Try changing the port number or closing the occupying program.
• Database Connection Failure: Check if the database service is running and the configuration is correct.

Log Analysis

• Check the console output for detailed error information.
• Examine the log files in the logs folder.

Troubleshooting

1. Server Fails to Start
   • Ensure that all dependencies are correctly installed.
   • Check the configuration file for syntax errors.
2. Database Connection Fails
   • Confirm that the database service is running.
   • Check the network settings to ensure there is no firewall blocking.

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